transitive verb

1. to mix or combine
2. to make by combining parts or elements
3. to settle by mutual agreement; specif., to settle (a debt) by a compromise payment of less than the total claim
4. to compute (interest) on the sum of the principal and the accumulated interest which has accrued at regular intervals interest compounded semiannually
5. to increase or intensify by adding new elements to compound a problem

Etymology: ME compounen < OFr compon(d)re, to arrange, direct < L componere, to put together: see composite

intransitive verb

1. to agree
2. to compromise with a creditor
3. to combine and form a compound

adjective

noun

1. a thing formed by the mixture or combination of two or more parts or elements
2. a substance containing two or more elements chemically combined in fixed proportions
3. a word composed of two or more base morphemes, whether hyphenated or not: English compounds are usually distinguished from phrases by reduced stress on one of the elements and by changes in meaning (Ex.: blackʹbird, blackʹ birdʹ; grandʹ-aunt, grandʹ auntʹ)

noun

1. kampong
2. an enclosed space with a building or group of buildings within it

Etymology: Anglo-Ind < Malay kampong, enclosure